Trucking Industry plays an important role in providing transportation and distribution service in American economy. It transports and distributes commercial as well as industrial goods by using commercial motor vehicles (CMV), which are most often trucks. You will be amazed to know that over eighty per cent of all communities in the US depend on trucking industry to deliver all of their fuel, medicine, clothing and other consumer goods. The trucking industry employs approximately 10 million people out of a total population of 300 million in jobs that relate directly to trucking. Trucking is a profession that requires patience, diligence and solitude. It is not an easy profession to take part in because of its competitiveness as well as the long hours that it requires. To be successful as a trucker, you can try several strategies to make yourself both more patient and more effective on the road.
Patience
Patience during those long hours on the road is essential. It is easy for a trucker to lose control of himself and succumb to road rage over a minor infraction of another driver. Road rage for truckers is much more dangerous than for drivers of normal-sized cars because semi-trucks command so much space on the road. You have to be able to overlook the actions of other drivers and just focus on your own driving. As long as you drive defensively and patiently, you will be effective and safe on the road.
Speed
Keep in mind that, as a trucker, you are not paid by the hour, but the mile. So a trip of 500 miles will pay the same if you finish it in one day or two. Do not needlessly stop too many times. However, you must maintain a balance between speed and safety. Even though you may be in a hurry to get to your destination, you need to keep in mind that you have a massive metal trailer at your back and failure to heed those around you can cause a lot of problems. Stay safe, but do not dillydally.
Keep Busy
Long hours on the road will cause you to get drowsy. It is always a good idea to bring something along with you that will keep you awake during the long hours on the road. Music, of course, is a good thing to have. Some truckers might find that a book on tape works better. One thing that seems to work the best is sunflower seeds. Eating sunflower seeds causes your cognitive processes to continue working because you are doing something other than sitting. Take a bag of seeds on your trip, and staying awake should be simple. You will also find that the trip tends to go faster.